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The Dodo gave a despairing glance at the children, and began to remove his one glove. "What's he being tried for?" asked Dick, in a whisper. "Contempt of Panjandrumosity," said the Ambassador. "It's a dreadful offence. All trials are conducted by means of the State Umbrella; it saves all the bother of judges and juries, you know. But, look out! the Little Panjandrum is off again."
"'Grin! whispered the Court Physician behind his hand, 'grin and bear it; it's the only thing to be done. "I gave him a wrathful glance, and was about to speak, when at a sign from the Grand Panjandrum, two powerful slaves sprang forward and bound and gagged me.
Accordingly, when the county paper recorded the splendours of The Great Panjandrum Function which it by no means mentioned by that name the list of "Among those present" had not so far contained the name of Sir Nigel Anstruthers. So, on a morning a few days after his return, the master of Stornham turned over a card of invitation and read it several times before speaking.
But Haskins had called the man "Parker." What ? The big figure in the motoring coat came hurriedly in at the doorway and grasped the hand of Tom's guest. "Parker," he cried, "what are you doing here? Are you responsible for this panjandrum to-night? Didn't I send you off for an absolute rest?" "Been obeying directions strictly, Doctor.
I shall give you one week from now, and if at the end of that time you do not appear at the Palace of the little Panjandrum with the Dodo, I shall apply to the Grand Panjandrum himself to have you subtransexdistricated, so there!" "But " "Not another word. Ink! Paper!
This time it stopped at the words "Hard labor." The Dodo groaned. "Once more!" shouted the Ambassador. For the third time the unlucky bird spun the Umbrella round, and this time it stopped at "Fine." "How much, your Importance?" asked the Ambassador of the Little Panjandrum. "Cablofechee!" was the reply. "Your gloves are forfeited," declared the Ambassador.
The Ambassador smiled blandly, while he kept time with his foot. Presently the children caught sight of a curious procession approaching. The Little Panjandrum, a little fat man in Oriental costume, was preceded by two attendants one playing a kind of drum, and the other a jew's harp, while a third attendant held an enormous umbrella over His Importance's head.
And I'm coming as chief secretary to the Grand Panjandrum himself. Sound an alluring kind of programme." "I'll give you a hundred pounds to get away with if you will " "Got a hundred pounds of my own in my pocket at the present moment," was the unexpected reply. "As you gave me away, consequently I gave you away to his lordship, and he planked down a hundred canaries like the swell that he is.
I can tell you he's as uppish as the Grand Panjandrum himself about it, too; says his sister is not an object of charity, and her father and brother are able to look after her." "Oh, did you tell him? How could you, Percy?" exclaimed Lena. "And now he'll tell her, and we meant it to be a surprise to her if any one gained it for her.
"Well, I couldn't have kept it up much longer," declared Marjorie; "could you, Dick?" "No," said Dick; "I can't think what we are doing it at all for." "Court etiquette demands it," said the Ambassador, importantly. "Hush! His Importance is about to speak." "Gobloblee! grabluff!" said the Little Panjandrum. "Go on, Dodo," said the Ambassador.
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